Science Communication Competition

Each year the Biochemical Society looks for talented science writers to take part in our annual Science Communication Competition. The competition is open to all undergraduates and postgraduates, including non-members.

What do I have to do? To enter you need to submit an original piece of writing on a biomolecular topic of your choice, along with an entry form. The article must be aimed at the general public and must be no longer than 1,500 words. Entries will not be judged on any pictures included in the article, just the text. References must be included where appropriate.

Each entry must:

comprise original work of up to 1,500 words
be on a molecular bioscience topic (specified on your entry form)
be targeted at the general public
demonstrate a high level of spelling and grammar
be scientifically accurate
be creative, engaging and well-written

In addition to the cash prizes, the winning articles are published in our members’ magazine The Biochemist, and on the Society’s website.

Remember that the winning article will be published in our members magazine, however the article itself should be aimed at the general public.

The 2013 Science Communication Competition is now closed.

Where can I get more information if I need it? If you have any questions, it may be useful to read our Frequently Asked Questions, alternatively please email scicomm@biochemistry.org

Terms and conditions

2013 Winners

We are pleased to announce the below winners of the 2013 competition, who's articles have been published in The Biochemist magazine.

1st prize: Nicole Antonio (University of Bristol), for "Why eating c**p could save your life"

2nd prize: Stephane Vranckx (Universite Libre de Bruxelles), for "In the heavens as it is on Earth"

3rd prize: Tom Minshull (University of Sheffield) for "Epigenetics: The Bee's Knees"

Winning articles will be made available in due course.